Archive for August 2023
Harris applies classroom learning to share the Gospel among refugees
When Julie Harris* accompanied a friend to a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for Preview Day in the spring 2019, the Mount Pleasant, Michigan, native had no idea she would be the one who would ultimately end up as a student on the Fort Worth campus. Harris began pursuing her Master of Arts in Islamic Studies…
Read MoreHawkins encourages Southwestern students to answer the question of their generation
Look deeper at the questions Jesus asks in the Gospels, encouraged O.S. Hawkins, chancellor and senior professor of pastoral ministry and evangelism at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, during his Aug. 24 chapel message at the Fort Worth institution. In his introduction of Hawkins, President David S. Dockery said the two-time Southwestern Seminary alumnus is “a…
Read MoreCopeland has ‘hands on both sides of the map’ from Seminary Hill
The opportunity to “have hands on both sides of the map” is what Michael Copeland heard in the spring 2022 when he was contacted about serving at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as assistant professor of missions and associate director of the World Missions Center. Alongside his family, Copeland had been serving as a missionary with…
Read MoreCity of Fort Worth gives final approval for Carroll Park purchase
The Fort Worth City Council and its Housing Finance Corporation gave final approval on Aug. 22 for an $11 million purchase of the remaining 15 acres of the Carroll Park Apartments, previously used for student housing at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. “I’m grateful for these actions and for the opportunity Southwestern has to partner with…
Read MoreDuring installation as Southwestern’s tenth president, Dockery offers challenge for renewed commitment to theological education
Beginning his 40th year of service in Christian higher education, David S. Dockery was officially installed as the tenth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during an investiture ceremony that was part of the Aug. 22 convocation service at the Fort Worth institution. In the presence of faculty, staff, students, trustee officers and new trustees,…
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